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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Will Include the First-Ever Private Spacewalk
SpaceX is gearing up for the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 27. This mission is…
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New Study Reveals the Brain Stores Multiple Copies of Every Memory
New research indicates that the brain stores at least three distinct copies of every memory, overturning the long-held belief that…
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Fastest Microscope Captures Electron Motion with Unprecedented Precision
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking microscope that captures the movement of electrons at a speed never before achieved. Dubbed the…
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Nobody Can Identify the Viking Age Stone Figurine Found in Iceland
A Viking Age (800–1050 CE) stone figurine was recently unearthed, however, archaeologists have stumbled upon a strange problem — nobody…
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The Quantum Mechanics of the Greenhouse Effect
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1896, the Swedish physicist Svante Arrhenius realized that carbon…
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The Boeing Starliner Astronauts Will Come Home on SpaceX's Dragon Next Year
NASA has announced that astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams will return to Earth next February aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft.…
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Will the ‘Car-Free’ Los Angeles Olympics Work?
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. With the Olympic torch extinguished in Paris, all…
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Your Guide to Surviving Extreme Weather
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. No matter where you live, extreme…
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Researchers Uncover Potentially Widespread Zones in Earth's Mantle
New research suggests that peculiar zones in the Earth’s mantle, where seismic waves slow dramatically, may be more common than…
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Milky Way and Andromedia Fated Collision Might Not Happen
Astronomers have long anticipated a cosmic clash between the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy. This event, projected to occur…
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